Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 8 · 40 questions

How to say it (Weak beats say “uh”): Find the strong syllable first: a-BOUT, LEM-on. Say the weak syllable quickly and lightly as “uh”: uh-BOUT, LEM-un. Any vowel letter can be a schwa: about (a), seven (e), lemon (o), support (u).

1. 1.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) happen (c) again
3. 3.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) about (c) lesson
5. 5.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
6. 6.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
7. 7.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
8. 8.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
9. 9.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) season (c) extra
11. 11.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
12. 12.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
13. 13.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
14. 14.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
17. 17.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
18. 18.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
19. 19.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) asleep (c) collect
21. 21.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
22. 22.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
23. 23.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
26. 26.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
27. 27.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
28. 28.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) cactus (c) season
30. 30.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
31. 31.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
32. 32.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
33. 33.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) lesson (c) collect
35. 35.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
36. 36.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
37. 37.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
38. 38.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) lemon (c) awake

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